Where Love Went to Die

1.

You didn't leave all at once.

You faded-

slowly, painfully,

like a song losing its last note.

2.

I used to feel you in the space

between my fingers,

in the way my name sounded

softer in your mouth.

But then, your hands grew distant,

your voice turned into an echo of

someone I used to know.

3.

I kept waiting for you to come

back,

for your love to find its way home.

But love, real love,

doesn't need directions.

4.

Now I sit with the ghost of us,

tracing your absence in the sheets.

And the worst part?

You're still here.

just not with me.